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Tom leads the way for Clifton with hat-trick of tries

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Junior rugby round-up: Clifton Under-13s eased through to the Junior Combination Cup semi-finals with a 38-0 win at St Mary's

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Belly dancers at Nailsea Christmas Fair

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Belly and ballroom dancers will be just some of the attractions at this year's Nailsea Christmas Fair.

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Have your say on North Somerset power line

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Concerned residents fighting proposals to put a new 400,000 volt power line through the countryside will be able to grill power bosses about their...

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Building on support for children in North Somerset

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Four new children's centres are to open in North Somerset next year.

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Widcombe Wanderers hold on to pip Bristol Sanctuary

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

BRISTOL CHURCHES LEAGUE: Widcombe Wanderers dented Bristol Sanctuary's hopes of regaining the Division I title as they held on for a 3-2 victory,...

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Avon and Somerset police say Halloween crime stats fall

Bristol police say Halloween crime stats fall

Monday, November 02, 2009

Arrests and call-outs were down on Halloween as the efforts of the Safer Bristol Partnership paid dividends.

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Noah's Ark suspended by zoo welfare group

Noah's Ark Zoo Farm

Saturday, October 31, 2009

A Wraxall zoo farm at the centre of allegations it is breeding tigers and camels to be used in circuses has been temporarily stripped of its...

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Royal Mail post strikes 'last straw' for Bristol businesses

Royal Mail post strikes 'last straw' for Bristol businesses

Friday, October 30, 2009

Ongoing postal strikes could sound a death knell for businesses across the greater Bristol area, an expert has warned.

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North Somerset campaigners step up fight against electricity line

Friday, October 30, 2009

Campaigners fighting plans to put a new 400,000-volt electricity line through the North Somerset countryside are holding a public meeting to rally...

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Nailsea scouts washing cars to fund adventure

Friday, October 30, 2009

Scouts in Nailsea are holding a car washing event to raise cash for an overseas adventure.

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Nailsea
Nailsea's economywas based on coal mining which began as early as the 16th century. By the late 1700s, the town had a large number of pits and was visited by the social reformer Hannah More who founded a Sunday school for the workers.
Nailsea's coal mines attracted John Robert Lucas, a glass manufacturer, in 1788 and the glass works he established eventually became the fourth largest of their kind in the United Kingdom. The works closed in 1873 but "Nailsea" glass is still sought after by collectors around the world.
The site of the glass works is covered by a supermarket car park lleaving it accessible for future archaeological digs. Remains of many of the old pits are still visible around Nailsea.
Population   18,000
OS grid ref   ST473703
Parish   Nailsea
District   North Somerset
Postcode   BS48
Dialing code   01275
Police   Avon and Somerset
Fire   Avon
Ambulance   Great Western
Euro Parlilament   South West England
UK Parliament   Woodspring



 

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